Question

A farm has 28 chickens, 12 cows and 6 horses. What is the ratio of horses to total animals? Write your answer as a simplified ratio.

Answer 1

46:6 because 28+12+6=46 which is the total number of animals and 6 is the number of horses

Answer 2

3/23

Explanation:

Numbers of horses : 6

Number of total animals in farm : 28 + 12 + 6 = 46

The ratio of horses to toral animals : 6/46 ➡ simplified 3/23